usurped

[US]/juːˈzɜːpt/
[UK]/juːˈzɜrpt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

v. att ta en position av makt eller betydelse olagligt eller med våld; att ta eller använda något utan rätt att göra det

Phrases & Collocations

usurped power

upptagen makt

usurped authority

upptagen auktoritet

usurped position

upptagen position

usurped rights

upptagna rättigheter

usurped control

upptagen kontroll

usurped land

upptagat land

usurped title

upptagen titel

usurped influence

upptagat inflytande

usurped role

upptagen roll

Example Sentences

the throne was usurped by a rival faction.

tronen hade tagits över av en rivaliserande fraktion.

he felt that his authority had been usurped.

han kände att hans auktoritet hade tagits över.

the company usurped the market share of its competitors.

företaget tog marknadsandelar från sina konkurrenter.

they usurped power during the political upheaval.

de tog makten under den politiska omvälvningen.

her ideas were usurped without any credit.

hennes idéer togs utan erkännande.

the rebels usurped control of the city.

upprorsmännen tog kontrollen över staden.

his position was usurped by a more qualified candidate.

hans position togs av en mer kvalificerad kandidat.

the rights of the citizens were usurped by the government.

medborgarnas rättigheter togs av regeringen.

many feared that their freedoms would be usurped.

många fruktade att deras friheter skulle tas.

he accused his colleagues of usurping his ideas.

han anklagade sina kollegor för att ha tagit hans idéer.

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